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A man has been arrested for beheading his girlfriend in Kabeama community in the Sagbama Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. “We do not know what happened between the two lovers that would make him cut off the head of his girlfriend and mother of his child,” according to …

The Super Eagles of Nigeria, who beat South Africa in the first semi-final match will face the Elephants of the Ivory Coast in the final. Humiliated in the first round by Equatorial Guinea (4-0), the Elephants have just cleared their honour by qualifying for the final. The host country, Côte …

King Charles III, the 75-year-old British monarch, is suffering from cancer after waiting more than fifty years to accede to the throne. The disease has forced him to withdraw from public life for an indefinite period. Having acceded to the throne on the death of his mother on September 8, …

A 40-year-old man was found dead in a bush at Ntoaso Chinese in the Nsawam Adoagyiri Municipality of the Eastern Region, Ghana. “The lifeless body of the man was discovered with his pants down under a tree,” reports said. “The body of the deceased was retrieved by a joint team …

A 50-year-old fetish priest has shot his son to death in a farming community within the Akatsi South Municipality of the Volta Region, Ghana. “The deceased was killed and buried in a nearby bush after the crime by his father,” reports said. Mr Selorm Bright Gligui, the Assembly member of …

At least 27,585 people have been killed and 66,978 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, 2023. The Israeli army once again bombed Khan Younès in the south of the territory on Sunday as the war enters its fifth month on Wednesday February 7. “The Palestinian Islamist movement …

The statistics provided by Opta confirm Nigeria’s status as the favorite, with a 40.1% chance of winning the AFCON 2023. With the semi-finals taking place on Wednesday, excitement is building and speculation is rife. According to Opta’s calculations, Ivory Coast will not finish as the AFCON 2023 champion. These forecasts …

A 39-year-old man has been found dead on a farm close to River Asuo Kofi at Kwawu Asona in the Kwawu West Municipality of the Eastern Region, Ghana. “The deceased went to the farm but never returned and all attempts to find him proved futile,” according to reports. His lifeless …

A pregnant woman has been arrested for stabbing another woman to death over a bunch of plantain in Adada community, Nigeria. “The suspect stabbed the lady for trying to stop her from running away with a bunch of plantain she stole from a plantation while trying to get food for …

One of Africa’s best-known thinkers passed away as he answered his heavenly father’s call this Friday, February 2, 2024, the president of the Association of Journalists and Communicators of the Methodist Protestant Church of Benin (Ajcpmb) said. Professor Paulin Hountondji was born in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) in 1942, and was …